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Why Buildings Fall Down

By Matthys Levy , Mario Salvadori , Kevin Woest

Book information

Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Year
1994
ISBN
039331152X, 9780393311525
Open Library ID
OL22053334M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
6 MB (5891302 bytes)
Pages
333\333
Library
Great Science Textbooks DVD Library 2007
Time added
2009-10-26 09:21:54

Description

Although modern technologies and new materials have greatly decreased the number of structural failures in today's world, buildings still fall down. Two world-renowned structural engineers take us on an enlightening guided tour through the history of architectural and structural disasters, from ancient times to the present. B/W line drawings.

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